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Douglas Gould, PhD

Doug Gould, PhD is a Professor of Ophthalmology and Anatomy and a member of the Institute for Human Genetics. He obtained a Bachelor of Science with Specialization in Genetics from the University of Alberta in Edmonton followed by a PhD in Medical Genetics in the lab of Dr. Michael Walter. During his PhD, Dr. Gould studied the genetics of ocular anterior segment dysgenesis including the mapping and mutation screening of FOXC1 in patients with ocular dysgenesis.

Dr. Gould did his postdoctoral work wit Dr. Simon John at The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor. While still pursuing study of the genetics on ocular dysgenesis and glaucoma, Dr. Gould identified the first mammalian mutations in type IV collagen alpha 1 (COL4A1). In 2006 he joined the UCSF faculty where his lab studies the cellular mechanisms by which extracellular matrix components contribute to development and disease.